Lord of Training - Chapter 97



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97. Grade A Labyrinth Gate.

The top floor of the inner sanctum.

“The view is nice.”

There are also windows that provide a view of the entire palace.

In the center there was a large bed that could accommodate four people, and there was also a living room with a sofa and table.

This was a room that Queen Carmen occasionally used.

I heard that there are eleven king’s rooms like this in the royal palace of Nubia.

If we had searched for them all one by one, the operation would have failed.

Rather, it was the bombing that made it easier to find him.

“Lieutenant Franco, are you okay?”

“Yes, the bullet just grazed me.”

There was a bullet mark on Franco’s thigh.

It was the injury I received in the hall earlier.

“You could get infected. Get treatment right away!”

“yes.”

Lieutenant John Cutter pointed his rifle down the stairs and showed his back.

“Sergeant, I almost died!”

A bullet hole appeared.

If it weren’t for the Dragonbone bulletproof vest, I would have been fatally injured.

“Chief, the Nubua Airborne Magic Knights have arrived.”

At that moment, outside the window, I saw about 30 magic knights aiming their rifles in this direction.

This is a good omen.

The story is that the number of enemy aerial magic knights attacking the Atlan bombers has decreased.

Chi-chik!

“Captain Nicole!”

– This is 2nd Battalion Commander Nicole. Please speak.

“Now combine with the 1st Battalion and escort the bombers.”

– all right.

That was when.

The prisoners were making a fuss.

“You bastards! Do you know who I am? I am Carmen, the king of Nubia! If you release me, I will give you gold coins.”

It seems King Carmen has woken up.

I said to Phelps.

“It’s noisy.”

“yes!”

Major Phelps approached and put the gag on.

And they tied the king up and laid him on the bed.

Then it became quiet again.

Iris approached.

“Alain, what are we going to do now? There are more and more soldiers outside.”

“Either someone comes looking for us, or the aerial magic knights and soldiers over there will turn this place into a beehive.”

“Should I take care of all the aviation magic articles over there?”

Iris asked with an innocent expression.

It was something that she could do.

“No! It’s more likely that someone will come rather than attack us.”

Because King Carmen was here, and there were also great nobles and ministers.

These were the highest powers of Nubia.

***

An hour later someone came up the stairs.

Five stars on shoulder epaulettes.

He was a man with a dignified air.

“Marshal Enoch Walker, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy of Nubia.”

“This is Commodore Alain Bombard, Knight of the Atlantean Air Force.”

“brigadier general?”

Enoch Marshal opened his eyes wide.

“The promotion was a bit quick.”

Enoch looked at the prisoners behind us.

“Where is His Majesty the King?”

“You are currently in bed. You must have been very stressed today, so I have given you a short rest.”

He showed him King Carmen, tied up in bed.

“Haha! How did you come to the palace and take His Majesty prisoner?”

“When we heard that the Kingdom of Nubia had called the Empire, we were furious. So we had no choice but to take the risk.”

Enoch Marshal had a miserable expression.

“Please take a seat first.”

We sat down facing each other.

“What do you want?”

“Of course, it is unconditional surrender.”

“That is not something I can decide on my own. May I speak to His Majesty the King?”

“I’m sorry, but I heard that Commander Enoch is in control of the Nubua military. So wouldn’t it be better for you to make the decision?”

“What if I refuse?”

Enoch asked me instead.

“You won’t refuse. The war is already completely tilted in our favor.”

“Our military is still intact.”

“No way. The naval base would have already been significantly destroyed.”

To our aviation magic knights.

Boom! Kwakwakwakwak!

Just then our Atlan bombers started bombing the munitions factory.

Even though it was a dark night, the western sky was dyed red.

A huge plume of black smoke rises, and the incessant noise of carpet bombing can be heard.

“Are you still not going to admit it?”

Enoch Marshal’s eyes, who was looking at it from the corner of his eye, wavered.

It’s over!

“As you can see, our bombers have just blown up the largest armament factory in the Kingdom of Nubia. Now, what are you going to make guns and bullets from, and how are you going to make cannons and shells?”

“ha!”

“And the success of the bombing means that the Nubua Aerial Magic Knights who attacked the bombers will never be able to return.”

Enoch couldn’t bring himself to open his mouth.

“And our navy is already within reach.”

I deliberately placed the dimensional radio on the table.

“One radio call from me and the fleet will bombard the Waples Harbor, the shipyard, and the naval base. Tens of thousands of soldiers will land at once. Do you really want that?”

Enoch Marshal closed his eyes tightly.

And then he looked at me again.

“Who planned this operation?”

“That’s me.”

“So you plan the operation yourself and infiltrate it yourself?”

I chuckled and shrugged.

“I heard rumors that there was a great young strategist in the Atlan Kingdom. It was you!”

Not me?

Who are you talking about?

Commander Enoch looked dejected.

“I will go down now and make the soldiers surrender, so there will be no more bloodshed. We have lost.”

“Good idea.”

“What do you think will happen to us in the future?”

“Well, I’m not the one negotiating.”

“I’m asking for your personal opinion.”

I briefly imagined the future of the Kingdom of Nubia.

“It will become a vassal state of Atlan, and the kingdom will be reduced to a principality.”

“Whew! I think that’s what’s going to happen in the end.”

“But it won’t be the worst.”

“What does that mean?”

“It would be better than being occupied by the Empire. The Empire doesn’t need Nubea’s power, but Atlan needs the power of the Nubea Navy, so if Marshal Enoch negotiates well, the lives of the Nubea people will not change much from what they are now.”

Enoch Marshal nodded.

“Thanks for the advice.”

Enoch rose from his seat.

I also got up and held out my hand.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Enoch glanced at the bed, then took my hand.

“But he is the king of our country and my only older brother. Please treat him with the utmost respect.”

“All right.”

We shook hands.

Enoch the Marshal turned around helplessly.

“Excuse me, can I ask you one thing?”

“······?”

“Was it your intention, Commander, to attack the port of Barstow and delay our army’s departure?”

“What does it matter? Back then, that was the only card I had left.”

Enoch chuckled and went outside.

For a moment, that thought occurred to me.

‘What would have happened to this war if that man had become the king of Nubia?’

Maybe the war never happened in the first place.

Thus the war came to a close after ten months.

It was two months earlier than the one year previously announced by Commander-in-Chief Harry Russell.

The imperial fleet heading to the capital city of Waples also returned without any results.

***

The war with the Kingdom of Nubia was over, but negotiations and follow-up work required a lot of time.

I stayed in the Kingdom of Nubia under the pretense of dealing with pirates.

The reason is obvious, isn’t it?

Because I have to go back into the labyrinth gate!

I’m already excited to see what’s inside the High Elf secret base.

“So, you’re saying you don’t know much about the secret warehouse?”

“Yes. The operation was so urgent that I didn’t even know what was in that warehouse.”

Colonel Robert, who had been dispatched by the Privy Council, looked troubled.

I’ve seen this expression many times before.

National Intelligence Service agents and military investigators shared the same expression.

Because he is a hero who ended the war, he cannot be urged.

And behind me is Supreme Commander Harry Russell.

“Ha! Okay, you can go now.”

“Hey, how are the negotiations going?”

“I don’t know the details. Most of the time, won’t things go our way?”

It was a formal investigation.

This was because King Carmen said that the secret warehouse was full of gold coins and valuables.

But no one saw what I took, and everyone was just suspicious.

Actually, I can take care of it a little.

Because I contributed greatly to ending the war.

And that money would have gone to the Atlantic powers anyway.

I’ll show off my skills and they’ll take the money!

“Excuse me, I’d like to buy a small island in the Kingdom of Nubia. Who should I talk to about it?”

“Is it an island?”

Colonel Roberts thought for a moment.

“Why don’t you speak to Foreign Minister Stormont or the people in the negotiating team?”

“Thank you.”

I stood up from my seat.

“The quickest and most certain thing is to tell Supreme Commander Harry Russell.”

“ah!”

I nodded.

Well, that gentleman is the most powerful person in the Atlan Kingdom these days.

Moreover, since this war has been won, its position will only grow further.

‘Buying Backdoor Island shouldn’t be difficult.’

***

[High Command of the Atlan Kingdom]

I don’t know why Supreme Commander Harry Russell called me in so hastily.

The war is over, so let’s get some rest.

Anyway, I couldn’t ignore the call from my immediate superior.

Because I’m still a soldier.

“insect!”

“Welcome, Brigadier General Alain!”

Marshal Harry Russell greeted me warmly.

“You really did end the war within a year as promised.”

“I didn’t accomplish that on my own. It was the result of the combined efforts of the commanders and soldiers.”

“Haha! Your speaking skills are still the same. Take a seat first.”

As soon as I sat down, he handed me the documents.

“The island is now yours. It is my gift to you.”

“thank you.”

“But why did you suddenly buy an island?”

“We plan to train the knights of the Airborne Magic there, and also give rest to the knights who have achieved great feats.”

“You mean for your subordinates?”

“That’s right.”

Harry Marshal nodded.

“But I’m sorry. What should I do? I don’t think I can use it right away.”

“What is your mission?”

Harry Marshal looked serious.

“The Empire has completely taken control of the S-class labyrinth gate.”

“What is that?”

“In the past year, they have built a large fortress there and sent troops.”

“So that means you’re going to eat everything by yourself from now on.”

“I guess now that they know how to conquer it, they want to monopolize the other dimension’s heritage and dimensional core.”

It’s an imperial idea.

The biggest reason they continued to expand their territory in the Central Continent was to secure resource gates and attack more labyrinth gates.

But now that there’s a labyrinth gate that won’t disappear, of course you’ll want to take it.

“Did the Republic of Arica just sit back and watch?”

“They said they got hit in the back of the head too.”

“The back of your head?”

Archduke Harry made a dumbfounded expression and shook his head.

“I heard those rotten guys were secretly negotiating amongst themselves. They were going to take turns attacking the Labyrinth Gate once a year.”

The two forces completely excluded Atlan.

Because I don’t have the strength, that’s what it is.

“But the empire said they would attack first and invested a huge amount of resources and budget to build a large fortress there. They got stabbed in the back of the head.”

“This is serious. We won’t be able to enter that labyrinth gate anymore.”

I had a backdoor, but it would be difficult to enter the Atlan Kingdom through an S-rank labyrinth gate.

“For now, we are negotiating with the Republic of Arica. They too are unable to enter the Labyrinth Gate.”

“Are you attacking the Imperial Fortress?”

“Not now. As you know, we just finished the war and don’t have the resources.”

But why did you call me?

“A Grade A Labyrinth Gate has appeared in the Kingdom of Lutes.”

“A grade?”

After doing the math, it’s already been two years since we cleared the Labyrinth Gate on the Southern Continent.

“Who is attacking there?”

“That’s complicated. The Labyrinth Gate was created in the Kingdom of Lutes, and the only ones who can intervene are the Republic of Arica and our Kingdom of Atlan. And the Kingdom of Lutes is also trying not to lose the Labyrinth Gate this time. Even though they don’t have the ability to clear it.”

Grade A Labyrinth Gate!

We may have thought it was nothing special since we had already entered an S-class labyrinth gate.

But it was a very dangerous place. There were many B-class monsters and A-class monsters there.

And so far, only the Empire has cleared a Grade A Labyrinth Gate.

Higher-grade labyrinth gates were rare and only found on Imperial lands.

The only remaining Class A gate was located deep in the eastern seabed.

“What is my mission?”

“Your special forces need to go to the Kingdom of Lutes.”

“Are you telling me to clear the labyrinth gate?”

“Nothing has been decided politically yet, so we have to act according to the situation. One thing that is certain is that we have to prevent other forces from entering.”

“What if we accidentally go in?”

“by mistake?”

Harry stroked his chin.

“I don’t know about that. People can make mistakes as they live.”

Harry Marshal made a meaningful expression.

“All right.”

“I’ll prepare the flight.”

“We will also need to bring the orbital gigant, so please prepare a large transport plane.”

“Okay.”

Harry Marshal looked apologetic.

Just after finishing a big mission, you might feel bad about giving another one.

“What about Lieutenant Colonel Audrey?”

“You are doing very well. Your individual abilities are excellent, but your abilities as a commander are even better.”

Harry Marshal looked pleased.

“Are you thinking of going back today?”

“Yes. I have to go and get ready right away.”

“Let’s rest here for a day and then go. I’ve prepared some really good alcohol.”

“Okay, I’ll come to the mansion later tonight.”

We cannot ignore the sincerity of the Duke of Harry.

He even gave me an island.

And I had one more thing to do right away.

Meeting Saint Veronica.

I was thinking of taking her with me to conquer this A-class labyrinth gate.

And the purpose was to enter the Elf Labyrinth Gate and look for the Labyrinth Gate of the ruined world that might still be there.

Because the saint was a living gate detector.

End